Purchasing Rail Signaling Systems

Overview

IBISWorld’s Rail Signaling Systems Procurement Research Report offers purchasing insight into the Rail Signaling Systems market. Our analysis dissects pricing trends and the supply chain, including highlighting key suppliers and their financial benchmarks. The report also provides key pieces of take-away intelligence, such as negotiation question preparation and a buying decision scorecard, which includes factors weighted according to their importance in the decision-making process.

Rail Signaling Systems - Recent Price Trend

From 2014 to 2017, prices for railroad signaling systems have been rising slowly at an estimated average 0.8% per year. Prices are driven by a combination of input costs and demand drivers, most of which have been growing during the past three years. When there is an increase in costs, such as the price of communications equipment, suppliers pass the added expense on to buyers in accordance with...

Rail Signaling Systems - Total Cost of Ownership

Railroad signaling systems require periodic inspection and maintenance in addition to the costs of the personnel required to operate the system. However, due to the high initial costs of a railroad signaling system, the total cost of ownership hovers around 40.0% of the original purchase price and is therefore considered low. Besides the monetary costs, there are considerable time and effort...

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About this Report

This report is intended to assist buyers of rail signaling systems. Suppliers manufacture rail signaling systems for intercity, regional, high-speed and class-one rail networks. Rail signaling systems are used for traffic control and ensure basic train safety by supervising switches in main tracks and providing train separation to guarantee safe braking distances. Suppliers include large rail equipment supply companies and small, specialized manufacturers. This report does not include railcars, railroad tracks or rail transportation services.